US EditionOne of the world’s most-visited museums plans an extension in an industrial Dutch city
The new 3,500-square-metre museum will highlight design and technology, supported by ASML and local sponsors, enhancing cultural access in southern Netherlands.
- On Thursday, the Rijksmuseum and Eindhoven municipality announced plans for a new branch to give southern audiences direct access to works from the national collection.
- Eindhoven, a Brainport high-tech hub, hosts a technical university and workforce that align with the branch’s focus on design, craftsmanship and the industrial focus of Eindhoven.
- The building will span more than 3,500 square metres, with detailed plans drawn up next year; it will be sited in a new park on the banks of the Dommel River near Eindhoven central railway station and is scheduled to open in six to eight years.
- ASML and local industries will underwrite operating costs, with Christophe Fouquet saying the company is `excited to support this initiative`, while the local council plans funding at 80 million pending city council approval.
- The Eindhoven branch will be the Rijksmuseum's first annex, housing revolving exhibitions and complementing the Van Abbemuseum and Evoluon to strengthen Brainport Eindhoven.
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The Rijksmuseum is to have a branch in a new museum building planned for the park next to Eindhoven University of Technology. The plan, which will cost at least 80 million euros, is also intended to attract other financial backers.
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is planning a branch in Eindhoven in the southeast of the Netherlands. The new museum will house works from the Amsterdam collection, it said. The museum is to be built in the city center near the train station and is expected to be completed in six to eight years.
Rijksmuseum and Municipality of Eindhoven Will Partner on a New Museum
The Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands in Amsterdam, announced today that it will partner with the municipality of Eindhoven to build a satellite branch in Eindhoven. The branch will show works from the Rijksmuseum’s collection. With a collection of over one million objects, the Rijksmuseum is famous for its holdings of Dutch art from 1200 to now, including works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Judith Leyster, Frans H…
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